Jon Winokur @AdviceToWriters

"Learn to write whether you’re feeling inspired or not…”

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The real joy of #writing comes from surprising oneself.
ALFRED KAZIN

I like #writing that is unsummarizable, a kernel that cannot be condensed, that must be uttered exactly as it is.
SARAH MANGUSO

"Criticism is good and necessary, but by no means improved by insults or one-upmanship. Kindness counts…”

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Don’t ever write anything you don’t like yourself and if you do like it, don’t take anyone else’s advice about changing it. They just don’t know.
RAYMOND CHANDLER

Write toward vulnerability.
ANNE LAMOTT

"Writers write. If you're not #writing, you're not a writer…”

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Good writing isn’t a science. It’s an #art, and the horizon is infinite. You can always get better.
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

"Attend as many writers' conferences and workshops as your schedule and wallet will allow. You'll hone your skills and meet agents and editors who can help you…”

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At the end of a miserable day, instead of grieving my virtual nothing, I can always look at my loaded wastepaper basket and tell myself that if I failed, at least I took a few trees down with me.
DAVID SEDARIS